Tuesday, August 30, 2011

‘Mathenge’ weed to ease power crisis

Kenya embraces ‘mathenge’ weed to ease power crisis
Kenya is turning to the destructive weed known as ‘mathenge’ to generate electricity. The move is expected to increase power output from green energy sources and ease dependence on expensive diesel- generated thermal electricity. Tower Power, an electricity generating company associated with Comcraft Group owned by philanthropist Manu Chandaria, has proposed to generate 23MW using ‘mathenge’ as the biomass with stations located in Baringo and Mombasa. read on: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Kenya+embraces++mathenge++weed+to+ease+power+crisis+/-/539550/1226950/-/ne9osd/-/

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